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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “sphering” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

47 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
sphering14281194(None) 
speering113116321speering
spiering112713351spiering
syphering18175731syphering
adhering1338882adhering
ciphering17217702ciphering
cohering142413842cohering
cyphering20175242cyphering
ensphering1644972ensphering
inhering12913712inhering
insphering1644192insphering
ochering14219392ochering
peering103520352_peering
sabering112113742sabering
scheming1636632scheming
sering74731812s__ering
severing122013852severing
sewering122411092sewering
sharing113723242s_haring
shearing123915902s_hearing
sheering123715102sheering
shewing143812192s_hewing
shoring112820072s_horing
sneering93414502sneering
sobering111912782sobering
spaeing103413542spae_ing
sparing104823872sp_aring
sparring113112222sparring
spearing113216102spearing
speeding122810932speeding
speeling112713122speeling
speerings12276842speerings
speiring113711262speiring
spewing133110452sp_ewing
spheric14510072spheri_c
spherics1537072spherics
spherier1337782spherier
spieling113212522spieling
spiring103918182sp_iring
spooring113111462spooring
sporing104319412sp_oring
spring94526012sp__ring
spurring11339762spurring
steering93916792steering
supering11317682supering
unsphering1644282unsphering
ushering1258922ushering

Search took 5 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911210590.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit121059473.70332692.1
3Display Results47470.0162937.5
 (SQL Overall)178691474.09543636.4
 
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